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“Defective and Deficient: Thinking about ‘Bad’ Bodies” — Eli Clare

Knight Library Browsing Room 1501 Kincaid St. Free event Limited seating

“All too many people and communities are named defective and deficient in a thousand different ways. Those words are weapons used to create ‘bad’ and disposable body-minds. Through poetry, storytelling, and history, Eli Clare unpacks the power of ‘defective,’ exploring how it is rooted in ableism and wielded by white supremacy to strengthen racism.”

Celebrating Research: CSWS Faculty Affiliates

Erb Memorial Union Crater Lake North

CSWS Faculty Affiliates at the University of Oregon

Celebrating Research 2018

Alphabetical Listing of Faculty with Book & Documentary Film Publications 2014-2018

sponsored by the Center for the Study of Women in Society in conjunction with the Office of the Provost and Academic Affairs

“Bourgeois Extreme: Genre and Global Flows,” a talk by Sangita Gopal

300 Villard Hall 1109 Old Campus Lane University of Oregon

Sangita Gopal, associate professor of cinema studies, will present a talk entitled “Bourgeois Extreme: Genre and Global Flows” as part of the Department of Comparative Literature’s “What Matters To Me” series on Friday, May 11, at 4:00 p.m.

Professor Gopal teaches in the Department of Cinema Studies, the Department of English, and the Department of Comparative Literature at the University of Oregon.

Eileen Otis: Labor Research Colloquium Speaker Series

Miller Room Erb Memorial Union 1222 E. 13th Ave.

“Walmart in China: How are Chinese workers confronting the world’s largest company?”

A Lecture Series Sponsored by the UO Labor Education & Research Center Spring 2018

Amalia Gladhart Awarded NEA Literature Translation Fellowship

The National Endowment for the Arts recently announced that Amalia Gladhart, a professor of Spanish and Head of the UO Department of Romance Languages, will receive a National Endowment for the Arts Literature Translation Fellowship, one of 22 literature translation fellowships for fiscal year 2018. Gladhart will translate Jaguars' Tomb, a work of Angélica Gorodischer.

Applications for CSWS Travel Grants due November 30

Due Date: November 30, 2017 by 5 p.m.

Applications for CSWS Travel Grants are due Nov. 30. These small grants (up to $300) are available only for UO graduate students, for travel expenses to be incurred during AY 2017 - 2018. These grants provide partial support for travel to present papers that relate to women and gender at a conference, or for a professional activity related to women and gender. Funding is contingent on the paper/panel acceptance at the conference or workshop. CSWS will prioritize requests from students with partial department support.

“Why Aren’t There More Black People in Oregon?”: Speech at UO explores topic

From the Oregon Daily Emerald, our award-winning student newspaper, a report on the CSWS-sponsored talk by Walidah Imarisha: “Why Aren’t There More Black People in Oregon?”: Speech at UO explores topic

Students, faculty and alumni lined the walls and filled the aisles in Lillis 182 Thursday evening to hear speaker Walidah Imarisha’s talk titled “Why Aren’t There More Black People in Oregon?: A Hidden History.” Many people were turned away due to lack of seating and encouraged to watch the live ...

President Schill’s 2017 State of the University Address lifts up CSWS leaders & affiliates

October 6, 2017—In his State of the University address, UO President Michael Schill talked about coming together in a shared sense of purpose.

CSWS proudly notes President Schill’s generous remarks that highlighted the research, teaching, and creative work of many CSWS leaders and faculty affiliates. These include CSWS director Michelle McKinley, CSWS Advisory Board member Gabriela Martínez, and faculty affiliates Marsha Weisiger, Karen Guillemin, Tannaz Farsi, and Joanna Goode, among many other UO faculty.

Provost’s office announces two interim appointments

Editor’s Note: Congratulations to Rebecca Flynn, a member of the CSWS Advisory Board, and to Ellen Herman, a CSWS faculty affiliate.

From Around the O

September 27, 2017—Scott Pratt, executive vice provost for academic affairs, announced that Ellen Herman, professor of history and faculty co-director of University of Oregon’s Wayne Morse Center for Law and Politics, and Rebecca Flynn, managing co-director of the Wayne Morse Center, will be joining the Office of the Provost and Academic Affairs in interim roles.

2017 CSWS Annual Review now available online

Publishing for the first time via Issuu.com, CSWS is proud to share with you our 2017 CSWS Annual Review, which includes an interview with the inimitable Cherríe Moraga, a review of last year’s main events, articles about CSWS-supported research written by faculty and graduate students, news of honors and awards among our faculty affiliates, and more. We are also delighted to unveil our new CSWS wordmark.

Welcome Reception for New Women Faculty on October 9

 

The Center for the Study of Women in Society and the Office of the Provost invite you to a reception to welcome new women faculty to campus.

New and current faculty at the University of Oregon are invited to attend this event to welcome new women faculty to campus, which will be an opportunity for participants to learn about one another’s research and work, and to inspire collaboration, community, and support across campus.

UO Today with Daisy-O'lice Williams

Published on Aug 2, 2017

Daisy-O'lice Williams, associate professor of Architecture, discusses her research on Architecture programs at historically black colleges and universities, the work of architect Paul Revere Williams, and a project called Freedom's Fortress which visualizes spaces associated with the Contraband Decision during the Civil War at Ft. Monroe, Virginia.

Reflecting on Charlottesville

  The University of Oregon and the University of Virginia are not as far away, both geographically and politically, as one might think. Both are liberal campuses within liberal, democratic, Bernie-voting enclaves. We have every reason to believe that white supremacists are gearing up for more campus demonstrations.